aircannonsinc Chapter 148 The Fake Demon King's Cadre
Chapter 148 The Fake Demon King's Cadre
Chapter 148 The Fake Demon King's Cadre
"What's wrong with this shop? We've been sitting here for so long, and they haven't even brought us tea? Are they looking down on us?"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'll get the tea right away!"
"Wiz, ignore her, and you too, stop being naughty." Shichen called out to Wiz, then pinched Aqua's cheek.
This guy's attitude towards Wiz was really awful. He just sat there like a thug, and then he tried to mess with her.
There was nothing they could do; not only were they natural enemies, but Wiz also seemed so easy to bully.
"Shichen, what are you doing? Why are you siding with outsiders? Do you have feelings for her? I can help you, let's win her over together!"
"What are you talking about!" Shi Chen slapped her head irritably.
"Ouch~"
"Wiz, don't pay attention to what she says."
"Really? You really won't do anything to me?" Wiz looked at Shichen timidly.
Why did you come to this conclusion?
"But...but you seem very friendly to me. I am a lich."
"Indeed."
Huihui nodded in agreement beside Shichen: "From the moment we met, Shichen was very friendly to you. It's hard not to suspect that he has some ulterior motive. But you're a lich, and normal people wouldn't want to associate with you. So there's only one truth! It's because of your figure!"
Huihui, looking as if she had just discovered the truth, pointed to Wiz's impressive figure beneath his robe.
"Oh, oh? Is that so?" Wenzi blushed and looked at Shichen nervously.
"...Sorry, that's not it." Shi Chen replied expressionlessly.
"Really?" Wiz looked disappointed.
"Hey! Why are you disappointed?" Huihui shouted unhappily.
"I... even if I'm a lich, I still want to be liked. Besides, I'm not young anymore, and I've never been in a relationship..." Wiz raised his hand to his face, replying shyly.
"Ha! A mere lich dares to be lustful? How dare you! I'll purify you..."
Ouch! What are you doing, Shichen?!
Aqua pouted and looked at Toki with a pitiful expression.
"Stop messing around, we're here on serious business, okay?" Shi Chen withdrew his hand and said wearily.
"What is it?"
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"...This is a magic item shop, what else could we be doing? Besides, I already said why we're here, didn't you hear me?"
"You didn't let me hear it either."
"Never mind... just stay quiet for a while."
"What should we do with this lich?"
"She's not a threat, why are you bothering with her?"
"Impossible! How could a lich pose no threat! Besides, this is human territory, and she's even opening a shop here—how could she not have a purpose!"
"That's right! I agree with Aqua's idea too!" Megumin chimed in.
Shi Chen glanced at Youyou and the others and found that the three of them were examining the magical items in the shop and completely ignoring what was happening here.
"Navis, what's your purpose in opening a shop here?"
"Huh? Purpose? Making money... does that count?" Wiz asked hesitantly.
Why are you asking me?
"Because I... I just wanted to open a shop, there's no special purpose." Wiz paused for a moment.
"I get it! You just want to make money off humans, right? And then fund the Demon King? Damn it! I'd better just purify you!" Aqua didn't think much of it and made to rush towards Wiz.
"No! No! That's not true! I didn't intend to fund the Demon King, and I've never harmed humanity. Although I'm a cadre in the Demon King's army, it's only in name!"
"What...did you say?" Aqua asked, bewildered.
"Ah—" Wiz realized that she seemed to have self-destructed.
The entire store suddenly fell silent; there wasn't a sound, you could hear a pin drop.
Youyou and the others also put aside their curiosity and all looked at Wiz.
The officers of the Demon King's army are second only to the Demon King in their threat to humanity; in other words, they are humanity's absolute enemies!
After a brief silence, Aqua reacted and rushed towards Wiz without hesitation.
"Arrest her right now!"
"Wait! Miss Aqua, Lady Aqua! Please, please let me finish speaking, okay?"
Wiz, pinned down by Aqua, could only plead for mercy, but she ignored him completely, wiping away non-existent sweat from her forehead and looking at Shichen with a look of accomplishment.
"Time! I've captured a Demon King's army officer! Does this mean I can get a hefty reward? Can I just buy a house and move in right away?"
"No, you can't." Shi Chen smiled and shrugged.
"Huh? Why?"
"Because Wiz isn't even wanted, there's no point in you capturing him."
"What...?"
Aqua asked Darkness in disbelief, "Is what he said about the time true?"
"It's true." Darkness nodded. "So among the Demon Lord's subordinates with bounties, there are no ones named Wiz or Lich."
"How could this be...."
Aqua lost all motivation in an instant. She silently released Wiz and murmured, "Why...why are you so useless? Aren't you a lich?"
"You can't blame me either...:::" Wiz weakly retorted.
"You're not lying, are you? Your real name isn't Wiz?"
"I... my real name is Wiz. Although I am a lich and a cadre in the Demon King's army, it's only in name. Apart from helping to maintain the barrier of the Demon King's castle, I haven't done anything else for the Demon King," Wiz quickly explained.
"I didn't understand, but it's true that you're a lich. Maybe I should take care of you first."
"No!"
"Alright, alright, stop scaring Miss Wiz." Shichen chuckled as he pulled Aqua aside.
"Huh? I'm not trying to scare her."
::.Okay, let's ask first, okay? Listen to me.
"oh."
"Miss Wiz, are you sure you've never harmed humanity?"
"Really not!" Wiz quickly shook his head.
"So what's this barrier you were talking about?"
"I know that!" Darkness suddenly interjected, "There's a protective barrier around the Demon King's castle that humans simply can't break through."
"So, you're protecting the Demon King's Castle?" Kazuma Sato asked.
"I... I was only entrusted by the Demon King... ...Besides, that barrier is maintained by other officials, so it has little to do with me anymore."
"So, does that mean we can't defeat the Demon King without dealing with Miss Wiz?" Kazuma Sato continued to ask. "Is that so?" Aqua stared at Wiz, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"Wait! Please wait!" Wiz shouted frantically, "That barrier doesn't matter whether I'm there or not. With Lady Aqua's power, it's easy to break through with only two or three officers maintaining it. The Demon King's army only has eight officers in total. Just take care of the rest. I don't want to die. I still have things to do!"
"...You, are you really that afraid of death? And you even said something about us dealing with the other officers? Are you in cahoots with them?" Aqua looked at her, speechless.
"I... I didn't want to be a Demon King's army officer either... Waaah~" Wiz actually squatted down and started crying.
"Wait, why are you crying? I didn't lay a hand on her, didn't you all see that? She cried on her own." Aqua immediately distanced herself from the situation.
"Alright, alright, don't cry. Don't worry, no one here wants to kill you." Shi Chen came to her and gently comforted her.
"Really? Is it true?" Wiz looked up, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Of course it's true, Aqua, isn't it?"
"Hmph~" Aqua turned her head away, but did not deny it.
"See?"
"Mr. Hour, you are such a good person." Wiz turned from crying to smiling.
"I'm fine, but you can't say I'm a good person."
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"Don't worry about him, he always says weird things," Aqua explained.
"oh."
Shi Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Alright, it's finally stopped. Let's get down to business."
"Is it serious business?" Wiz tilted his head in confusion.
"What else can you do at a magic item shop?"
"Oh! Welcome!"
"Let me first tell you what good things you have in your shop."
"No problem, please follow me."
Wiz walked up to the shelf and began enthusiastically introducing his props.
"This medicine bottle will explode if subjected to a strong impact; this bottle will explode as soon as it's opened; this one will explode if it comes into contact with water; and this one will explode if heated..."
"Why are they all going to explode? This is too dangerous!" Kazuma Sato couldn't help but complain.
"Because this is a prop from the explosion series!" Darkness asked Shichen excitedly. "I'm a little interested! Can I buy a few?"
"Hehe~ Of course...no!"
"How could this be..."